January 28, 2021

Apple CEO escalates battle with Facebook over online privacy

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off a series of thinly veiled shots at Facebook and other social media companies Thursday, escalating […]
January 28, 2021

Stocks claw back some lost ground; GameStop swings wildly

Major stock indexes clawed back some of the ground they lost a day earlier in their biggest loss since October. Much of the market’s attention […]
January 28, 2021

Newly Formed Alliance of Minnesota Breweries Fights for the Right to Sell Growlers

Six local breweries are seeking removal of the 2015 “growler cap,” legislation that prohibits breweries that have reached a certain level of success from selling […]
January 28, 2021

GameStop, AMC stocks drop as Reddit trade runs into restrictions

AMC stock dropped 60%. GameStop lost 23%. Wall Street’s main indexes rose. GameStop, the video game retailer whose 1,700% rally has been at the heart […]
January 28, 2021

Airlines close books on rotten 2020 and so far, 2021 is grim

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines lost $3.1 billion last year, its first full-year loss since Richard Nixon was president and gasoline sold for about 36 cents […]
January 28, 2021

Brokerages limit trading in GameStop, sparking outcry

Robinhood and other retail brokerages are taking steps to tamp down the speculative frenzy surrounding companies such as GameStop, but the actions only sparked more […]
January 28, 2021

Major indexes regain lost ground; GameStop, AMC swing wildly

NEW YORK — Stocks were moving sharply higher Thursday afternoon, a day after sinking to their worst loss since October. Investors continued to closely watch […]
January 28, 2021

Apple CEO lambasts tech rivals ahead of privacy update

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple CEO Tim Cook lambasted social media companies, though without naming them, accusing them of prioritizing user attention and data collection […]
January 28, 2021

In virus-struck Europe, jabs trigger intense political fight

BRUSSELS — There was little effort to mask the gloating, just one month after Britain’s full — and, at times, tempestuous — divorce from the […]
January 28, 2021

Industrack, a maker of software for contractors, places in MEDA's minority-business challenge

Industrack was the only Minnesota firm among 12 companies to win in the finals of the Metropolitan Economic Develoment Association’s “MEDA Million Dollar Challenge” national […]